Frosty Readers

Objectives:

• Literature Appreciation
• Develop Language Skills
• Showcase student work on the World Wide Web
• Foster creativity and imagination
• Develop higher level of thinking skills

Recommended For Students:

Grades 1-3

NET STANDARDS:
Technology Foundation Standards for Students
1. Basic operations and concepts
2. Social, ethical, and human issues
3. Technology productivity tools
4. Technology communications tools

New York State Learning Standards:

English Language Arts
Standard 1:  Language for Information and Understanding
As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.

Standard 2:  Language for Literary Response and Expression
As speakers and writers, students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for self-expression and artistic creation.

Standard 3: Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation.

Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction.

Summary:

Every participating class will be assigned a book with a winter theme. Teachers are welcome to choose a winter book that is not on the list. Students will do some of the listed activities and have their work published on a website. Each class is invited to submit some illustrations and  photographs.  The class URL or e-mail address will be posted on the page.
http://www.kids-learn.org/frosty

Date:

All materials are due by January 31, 1999. The site will be up around March 1 and will remain posted to be used as a resource for teachers and students.

Number of Participants:

There will be a separate page for twenty-five participating classes. Only one class per school may participate in this project.

Suggested Activities:

• Author Study- Research the author and write a report. Include a bibliography and/or URL.
• Write a book review.
• Create a new ending for the story.
• Interview some of the characters in the book.
• Rewrite the story as a play.
• Write a poem about the book or a character in it.
• Create a diorama. It may be photographed and submitted for the website.
• Make a group mural of the story and photograph it.
• Create a Venn Diagram.
• Photograph a puppet show or illustrate it.
• Write a paragraph about your favorite or least favorite book character.
• Feel free to add to this list.

Project Coordinator:

Susan Silverman
e-mail:
susansilverman@yahoo.com
Clinton Avenue Elementary School
Port Jefferson Station
New York, 11776
516-474-8150

How to register:

Please provide the following information

• Your name
• Your e-mail address and URL
• Your school name, town, and state
• Your school phone number

Previous Projects coordinated by Susan Silverman:

An Apple A Day

A Winter Wonderland

Stellaluna's Friends

Pumpkin Patch